Screencasting

Screencast software allows you to record or share a video of your computer's screen.

Quick Guide

VLC

VLC player is a popular open source multiplatform multimedia player with a built in screencasting package.

1. Go to "Media" > "Open Capture Device"
2. Select capture mode "Desktop"
3. Click Play
4. Go to "Playback" > "Record"
5. "Playback" > "Stop" when finished

File will be in Users/Username/Videos Folder

Lists

• Comprehensive from Wikipedia - [1]
• http://askubuntu.com/questions/4428/how-to-create-a-screencast

Testing

• RecordMyDesktop - nice, but crashes on Ubuntu 15.10
• Byzanz - runs from command line. Complicated.
• Vokoscreen - nice! Advanced state of development for a new program. Has magnification window. Switching from RecordMyDesktop.
• SimpleScreenRecorder - Simple, but has excellent screen following feature.
• Used with Cursor Highlighting.